Endometriosis: epidemiology, classification, pathogenesis, treatment and genetics (review of literature)

B Smolarz, K Szyłło, H Romanowicz - International journal of molecular …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Endometriosis is a “mysterious” disease and its exact cause has not yet been established.
Among the etiological factors, congenital, environmental, epigenetic, autoimmune and …

Hormonal treatments for endometriosis: The endocrine background

S Vannuccini, S Clemenza, M Rossi… - Reviews in Endocrine and …, 2022 - Springer
Endometriosis is a benign uterine disorder characterized by menstrual pain and infertility,
deeply affecting women's health. It is a chronic disease and requires a long term …

The burden of endometriosis on women's lifespan: a narrative overview on quality of life and psychosocial wellbeing

L Della Corte, C Di Filippo, O Gabrielli… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Endometriosis is a chronic, inflammatory disease affecting more than 170 million women
worldwide and up to 10% of women of reproductive age. As a consequence of inflammatory …

Pathogenesis of endometriosis: the origin of pain and subfertility

TM Gruber, S Mechsner - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Endometriosis (EM) and adenomyosis (AM) are common conditions with pain and infertility
as the principal symptoms. The pathophysiology of pain in EM and AM comprises sensory …

Cancer-associated mutations in endometriosis without cancer

MS Anglesio, N Papadopoulos, A Ayhan… - … England Journal of …, 2017 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Endometriosis, defined as the presence of ectopic endometrial stroma and
epithelium, affects approximately 10% of reproductive-age women and can cause pelvic …

Endometriosis: pathogenesis and treatment

P Vercellini, P Viganò, E Somigliana… - Nature Reviews …, 2014 - nature.com
Endometriosis is defined as the presence of endometrial-type mucosa outside the uterine
cavity. Of the proposed pathogenic theories (retrograde menstruation, coelomic metaplasia …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of endometriosis on women's lives: a qualitative study

M Moradi, M Parker, A Sneddon, V Lopez… - BMC women's health, 2014 - Springer
This study aimed to explore women's experiences of the impact of endometriosis and
whether there are differences across three age groups. A qualitative descriptive design was …

Impact of endometriosis on quality of life and mental health: pelvic pain makes the difference

F Facchin, G Barbara, E Saita, P Mosconi… - Journal of …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: No prior study of endometriosis has investigated the psychological impact of
having asymptomatic endometriosis versus endometriosis with pelvic pain in a systematic …

Challenges of and possible solutions for living with endometriosis: a qualitative study

G Márki, D Vásárhelyi, A Rigó, Z Kaló, N Ács… - BMC women's health, 2022 - Springer
Background Endometriosis as a chronic gynecological disease has several negative effects
on women's life, thereby placing a huge burden on the patients and the health system. The …

Stigma and endometriosis: a brief overview and recommendations to improve psychosocial well-being and diagnostic delay

OT Sims, J Gupta, SA Missmer, IO Aninye - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Endometriosis is a chronic gynecological disease that affects approximately 1 in 10 women
of reproductive age. Symptoms of severe pelvic pain, infertility, fatigue, and abnormal …